2010 Winter Youth Baseball Sign-up

Mira Mesa Youth Baseball (MMYB) is a nonprofit youth benefit corporation and is operated totally by volunteer parents. We provide a safe atmosphere while teaching the game of baseball for the kids of Mira Mesa and surrounding communities. MMYB is governed by the Official Rules of Major League Baseball and Pony Baseball rules and regulations, which include those exceptions believed essential for our youth baseball program.

The Winter Instructional Program is an excellent opportunity for players new to baseball or 9 year old players who will face live pitching for the first time.

SIGN UP: Sunday-August 8 & 15, 2010: 9am to 2pm, Mira Mesa Recreation Center, 8575 New Salem Dr.

DIVISIONS: Winter Instructional Program includes Pinto (ages 7 & 8), Mustang (9 & 10), Bronco (11 & 12), Pony (13 & 14), and Colt (15 & 16)**

COST: $85 per player; Includes shirt/hat but NOT fundraising.

**Colt fees TBD

Bring a copy (not original) of player’s birth certificate.

ASSESSMENTS: Sunday-8/22 (players will be scheduled at registration) at Camino Ruiz Neighborhood Park, 11498 Camino Ruiz

GAMES: Sundays-9/19 to 11/21

For more information go to www.mmyb.org or contact us at info@mmyb.org

Mira Mesa Women’s Club “Sew In” at Callahan’s

The Mira Mesa Women’s Club is going to do a “sew in” at Callahan’s. They will be working on “comfort pillows” which are the pillows they make for breast cancer patients and send all around the world. They rely on “donations” for this project and have several fundraisers throughout the year to raise funds for supplies. This sew in will be to put the pillows together and get them ready to ship. Last year 5000 pillows were shipped out, and since the program began in 1995 over 50,000 pillows have been sent out. That is pretty awesome!

It is easy to get involved, even if you don’t know how to sew. If you can sew bring your sewing machine. If you can’t sew… bring yourself and help them cut material, match pillows and package up in a box ready to ship. If you need further information contact Martha at 858-566-8847.

Event Information: July 31st, 2010 from 10am – 3pm at Callahan’s.
They will take a lunch break at Noon where you can purchase a lunch (at your own expense) in the restaurant area and then return to working on the pillows in the front room. Come for part or the entire event and help out this wonderful community service project.

Hope to see you there!

For more information about the project and the Mira Mesa Women’s Club, go to:
http://www.mmwomensclub.com/ComfortPillow.html

Mira Mesa Community Logo Contest – $300 Prize

MIRA MESA COMMUNITY VISION “MIRA MESA LOGO CONTEST”

Mira Mesa Community Vision is seeking a logo for the Mira Mesa neighborhood, and is inviting artists and residents to submit their ideas.

The contest is supported and underwritten by the Mira Mesa Non-Profit Executive Council, and will be hosted by the logo contest site Hatchwise – www.Hatchwise.com. The goal of the contest is to develop a logo that is representative of the Mira Mesa community; one that can be used to promote Mira Mesa, potentially appearing on advertising materials, banners, etc., throughout the community.

From July 15 through July 25, Hatchwise will feature the contest under the title “Mira Mesa, San Diego , California “. Contestants may submit their entries in one of two formats – Vector format (using tools such as Illustrator and Corel Draw), or Bitmap (using tools such as Photoshop). To enter, artists must register as a “designer” at the Hatchwise site and set up an account. Registration is free – please see the Hatchwise site for all details regarding participation.

Mira Mesa Community Vision and the Mira Mesa Non-Profit Executive Council are offering a prize of $300 to the contest winner. (Hatchwise will collect a 10% fee from the winner, and is responsible for distributing the funds to the contest winner. Again, please see the Hatchwise site for all details before entering.). The contest winner will be decided by July 30, and the winner will be invited to appear at the Mira Mesa Town Council meeting on August 2 to display the winning entry.

“Mira Mesa is the largest community in San Diego , but despite its size this neighborhood tends to be overlooked. Residents of Mira Mesa are only now beginning to realize the important part their community plays in the overall success of the city” said Bari Vaz, Chairman of the Mira Mesa Community Vision project. “As the Mira Mesa community builds a sense of unity and discusses a vision for its future, the logo can be a symbol not only of this process but of the neighborhood’s future.”

Mike Davis, Chairman of the Non-Profit Executive Council, stated “Mira Mesa is a well positioned community with many local treasures that are not well known. We have a proactive Town Council, and up-and-coming Chamber of Commerce and a federation of nonprofits, called the Mira Mesa Nonprofit Executive Council, all working to make Mira Mesa a model neighborhood to live, work, shop and play. We have many other related efforts too, like the Community Vision and Cultural Cooperative that will help to nurture and embrace our community’s diverse character and sense of pride. The logo will help visualize the essence of all that and represent all that is good within our neighborhood.”

About Mira Mesa Community Vision:

Mira Mesa Community Vision is a project of several community non-profits, undertaken to participate in and respond to the San Diego Foundation’s “Regional Vision Initiative.” The goal of this project is to unite the Mira Mesa community in developing a plan for its future. Additional information may be found at the Mira Mesa Community Vision website, www.MiraMesaCommunityVision.org, or by contacting the MMCV at MiraMesaCommunityVision@gmail.com.

About Mira Mesa Non-Profit Executive Council (NEC):

The NEC is a loosely “federated” group of all nonprofit groups in Mira Mesa, where the leadership within each organization will coordinate understanding and adequately resolving our collective community issues and special needs in a collaborative, open communications, information sharing manner. Thus bringing the extensive influential power and visibility of our many nonprofits to our community’s needs, and the ability to coordinate between our triad of government (MMTC), commercial / business (Chamber) and nonprofit (citizens / NEC) entities, in sharing of information, resources and opportunities therein. For more information contact Mike at mike.davis.sd@gmail.com.

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Bari Vaz
Chairman, Mira Mesa Community Vision
http://www.MiraMesaCommunityVision.org
(858) 342-2033
MiraMesaCommunityVision@gmail.com

Dance & Company Anniversary Special – Free Classes for 1 Week

Dance & Company in Mira Mesa Celebrates their One Year Anniversary by Offering Free Classes All Week!

During the entire week of July 26th, Dance & Company will offer free classes to all new students. Dance classes range from Ballet to Hip Hop. They also offer classes in Choreography, Musical Theater, as well as Yoga, Pilates and more. Not only do they offer a wide array of amazing classes, but the instructors are amazing as well. You can check out the classes offered here: http://danceandcompany.net/classes.html

Dance & Company will also be introducing lunch time classes during the week and will offer these classes free to new and current students. Stop by and try as many classes as you’d like, on them!

Visit their website at www.danceandcompany.com for the current class schedule. You can email them at inquiries@danceandcompany.com or call them at (858) 750-3021 for additional information.

Dance & Company opened one year ago and is proven to be quite successful in developing an artistic outlet for the local Community. “We really want to grow into a major resource for our community—to teach local kids and adults about the importance of exercise, artistic expression and discipline through the medium of dance“, says Artist Director and co-owner Katie Lewis.

So make sure and take advantage of this great One Year Anniversary Special.

Dance & Company
Performing Arts Company
6635 Flanders Drive, Suite D
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 750-3021